, the focus on the fiscal cliff, going back to august 2011 to look at how we got here. some of the debate and is conferences relating to the passage of the budget control act treating the spending cuts beginning tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. also tonight at 8:00 on c-span2, "the communicators." the effect federal emergencies have on communications. among our guests for the president of regulatory affairs of the wireless association and and the congressman from the commerce committee. >> are 16 or 17 basis, we have military-run in schools. the average cost to run them per year is $50,000 per student. almost four times what the rest of public education costs. the vast majority of our bases, we use public schools. we could take the money we're spending today, pay every school system $14,000 per child and save billions of dollars per year. with the same or better outcomes. >> this weekend, talking with oklahoma senator tom coburn about the fiscal cliff, affordable care act, and defense -- the future of the republican party. the senator has written about sever